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Attorneys for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl — Eugene R. Fidell, left, and Army Lt. Col. Franklin D. Rosenblatt — leave the Ft. Bragg military courthouse on Thursday in Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Bowe Bergdahl And The Troops Who Searched For Him Come Face-to-Face In Court

11:22pm October 26, 2017

Mlitary prosecutors have called on several current and former service members who looked for Bergdahl in the days immediately after he walked away from his post in Afghanistan.

A guard escorts an immigrant detainee at an ICE detention center in Adelanto, Calif., in 2013. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may create new detention facilities around the country to hold record numbers of detainees.

As It Makes More Arrests, ICE Looks For More Detention Centers

6:46pm October 26, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Recent postings by the agency show its interest in sites near Chicago, Detroit, San Antonio, Salt Lake City and St. Paul, Minn., that could accommodate thousands of detainees.

National

Report Says Ongoing Power Outage In Puerto Rico Is Worst Electricity Failure In U.S. History

4:43pm October 26, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

Most of Puerto Rico remains without power more than a month after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island. Getting the electricity back on is now dominating politics on the island and leading to allegations of mismanagement in the allocation of reconstruction contracts.

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Harvey's Debris Remains On Texas Sidewalks As Cities Face Shortage Of Trucks

4:43pm October 26, 2017

by Robert Siegel

Nearly two months after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, a shortage of debris removal trucks is slowing down the recovery effort for some cities along the coast. Many trucks have been lured to Florida by higher rates, leaving Texas cities to fend for themselves. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with officials in Groves, Texas about how they're improvising.

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For StoryCorps' David Isay, An Email Was Just 'One Small Step' Toward His Next Project

4:43pm October 26, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to StoryCorps creator David Isay about One Small Step, a new project which brings strangers with opposing ideologies together to talk with and listen to each other with the help of a facilitator.

What Happened To The Move To Ban Bump Stocks?

4:43pm October 26, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

After the Las Vegas massacre, lawmakers launched an effort to regulate bump stocks, devices which allow semi-automatic weapons to shoot like machine guns. Now, that effort appears to have stalled.

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A Look At Workplace Policies Meant To Prevent Sexual Harassment

4:43pm October 26, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to attorney Amy Oppenheimer about what kinds of policies can prevent sexual harassment in the workplace — and whether the ones already implemented have done any good.

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Emily Nash, shown on Aug. 8 after winning the Massachusetts Golf Association's WGAM Junior Amateur Championship. This month, in an unrelated high school tournament, Nash was denied a trophy despite her winning score.

Winner Of High School Golf Tournament Denied Trophy, Because She's A Girl

4:37pm October 26, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Emily Nash was allowed to compete in a Massachusetts boys golf tournament, as part of her team. But she couldn't win individual prizes — despite a four-stroke victory over the next-best player.

Sports

Astros Tie World Series, Beat Dodgers 7-6 In Game 2

3:51pm October 26, 2017

by Tom Goldman

The Houston Astros won one of the wildest World Series games ever Wednesday night — to even the series against the LA Dodgers. The game went into extra innings with both teams slugging home runs.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 140 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose.

Trump Administration Declares Opioid Crisis A Public Health Emergency

3:20pm October 26, 2017

by Greg Allen

The move stops short of declaring a national emergency, which the president had pledged to do.

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